Texas · Rock climbing · Llano

Amazon Boulders

Amazon Boulders in Texas has 10 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad options.

Amazon BouldersPhoto: sbmeaper1, CC0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.7 – 5.13c
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Amazon Boulders

Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    60° / 34°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 38°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 53°

    7 wet

  5. May

    84° / 63°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 69°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 71°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 70°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 64°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 54°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 44°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 36°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fredericksburg, TX, 19.4 mi away at 1,685 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Amazon Boulders is a climbing area within Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Yellow Pages Wall and Mirage Wall Area each about 0.1 mile away and Buzzard's Roost about 0.2 mile off. The area is best suited to climbers who want a mix of sport and trad routes on boulders and small walls, with the hardest climbs reaching 5.13c. The climbing here is a compact, close-knit set of routes. There are 10 routes in total, with seven sport routes and three trad routes. The grades run from 5.7 up to 5.13c, with the median around 5.11. Amazon Boulder is a sport route at 5.10b, and Euskadi, a sport route at 5.13c, is the hardest listed. Rock Clark is a trad route at 5.12a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fredericksburg show April highs around 78°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. For a walk, Base Trail is about 0.3 mile away and Turkey Pass Trail about 0.4 mile. Paddlers can find Sandy Creek roughly 7 miles off.

Routes (10)

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